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  1. GI-Jane

    Will I ever feel better + new insane diet !

    I am so sick of being sick. I have struggled with this flare for a year now. I finally got diagnosed and treated in sept and thought by end of dec I was in remission. Since then my symptoms are coming back and this week has been the worst. I can't take 5asas and the prednisone didnt get me %100...
  2. GI-Jane

    Inflammation in joints

    I have uc and have noticed inflammation in my knees. I am a 23 year old nanny and can't get stuck crouching etc. I have been drinking bone broth and gelatin snacks. I stopped for a while and now its back but maybe not so coincidentally around the time I noticed other symptoms back. I have not...
  3. GI-Jane

    What pushes you into remission ?

    I just had a colonospy and it seems as though I'm not quite in the clear yet (colitis). I have felt fine for a while, I have not felt the best the last couple weeks and my canker sores have also come back. I started feeling symptoms march, diagnosed and started prednisone sept and only came...
  4. GI-Jane

    Taking off the prednisone weight.

    I lost 15pounds while I was sick and seemingly overnight my prednisone finally started to work and I gained it back. I'm not majorly overweight but this was a goal I had (a year ago now) before I was even diagnosed. Maybe it was a combo of feeling so thin 15 pounds ago, but now that I'm off...
  5. GI-Jane

    Canker sores anyone?

    Before getting diagnosed with uc in sept I had back to back canker sores for 6 months. As other symptoms worsened theses stopped only weeks before I was diagnosed and began any treatment. While I Feel like I am finally in remission these have come back recently and with full force!! Does anyone...
  6. GI-Jane

    Anyone else 5-as a intolerant?

    Salofalk and mesalazine both gave me bad cramps, diarrhea , fever, shortness of breath, chest pain etc. Has anyone else experienced this? My doctor has pretty much no game plan after my prednisone is finished. I will have been on it 4 months. I am down to 2 pills a day so will be hooped in 2...
  7. GI-Jane

    New to site and uc. stuck with no game plan...

    Hi everyone I'm fairly new to this. It feels a little weird talking about this even though after months of talking about bowel function etc I should be used to it. So here is my story so far. My name is Teale, I am 23,female, live in victoria BC Canada. I have been having (mild) symptoms since...
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